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Indika (Greek: Ἰνδικά; Latin: Indica) is an account of Mauryan India by the Greek writer Megasthenes. The original work is now lost, but its fragments have survived in later Greek and Latin works.
Jul 13, 2009 · Ancient India as described by Megasthenês and Arrian; being a translation of the fragments of the Indika of Megasthenês collected by Dr. Schwanbeck, and of the first part of the Indika of Arrian. Megasthenes; Schwanbeck, E. A; McCrindle, John Watson, 1825-1913; Arrian.
Megasthenes was a Greek Diplomat, Historian and ethnographer whose extensive writings about the cultures of India gave an insight into the lives of ancient Indians during the rule of Chandragupta Maurya.
Jan 19, 2024 · Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador and historian who visited India during the Mauryan dynasty in the 3rd century BC. He is known for his detailed accounts of the Indian subcontinent, including its geography, culture, politics, and economy.
He described India in his book Indica, which is now lost, but has been partially reconstructed from literary fragments found in later authors that quoted his work. Megasthenes was the first person from the Western world to leave a written description of India. [1] Biography.
The Indica of Megasthenes has rightfully held a very high place among the authoritative texts of ancient Indian history ever since Indological studies first emerged. The actual book has never been found, thus, German scholar
Megasthenes' Indica is the Greek writer's account of Mauryan India. Although the original work is now lost, pieces of it have been found in later Greek and Latin writings. Diodorus Siculus, Strabo (Geographica), Pliny, and Arrian (Indica) are among the first of these works.
Jan 14, 2023 · Wikipedia has entries on the Greek author Megasthenes (about 350 to about 290 B.C.), and also on the reconstruction of his lost work, Indica. Uploaded by Robert Bedrosian. Internet Archive has other works by Bosworth.
This book provides a new translation of all the surviving portions of the description of India written by Megasthenes in about 310 BCE, the fullest account of Indian geography, history and customs available to the classical world.
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- Richard Stoneman
Jul 27, 2021 · Megasthenes' Indica (Routledge Classical Translations) 1st Edition. This book provides a new translation of all the surviving portions of the description of India written by Megasthenes in about 310 BCE, the fullest account of Indian geography, history and customs available to the classical world.
- Richard Stoneman
